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Heatma.ps looks like something one would see on computer screens in a sci-fi flick. But it’s real-time UI testing for game devs at its finest. Visuals do the best job for seeing the words, so check out the screens below, and listen into the podcast to find out how Heatm.aps might help you use players for real-time testing.

 

TourWrist is not an app one would immediately think of as a gaming application. A 360 degree panoramic viewer, the app is great to look at but has no interactivity. Yet the possibilities for iOS gaming for this pano viewer are incredible. Listen in to find out why.

 

Foursaken Media started out in true game developer tradition, developing games in their garages. After some success with more traditional games, such as N.Y. Zombies and Bug Heroes, they decided to try their chops with a more casual style. They recently released Mad Chef, an interesting mashup of Fruit Nina and Diner Dash. Their next game? Ever thought a gnome could fly? Check out the podcast to find out more!

 

Their first year at Macworld, Hidden Variable Studios brings a bunch of game industry veterans together to create their own games. They were showing off their first game, Bag It!, at the show, and we spoke with them about the game, why they chose to form the company, and what their experience with Macworld has been. Better listen in for that Sweetheart Match!

 

Last year we chatted with XMG Studios at Macworld about their games centered around customization and user generated content. They’re still at it, preparing to release two new entertainment apps centered around customizing fashion and a unique take on consuming content on the iPad. For you racing fans, a new drag-racing game is soon to arrive, with great multiplayer potential. And who you gonna call? Well, you’ll have to listen in to find out!

When a game company really cares about their fans, those fans give back in droves. The WWII sim Battle Academy is a perfect example, with updates, add-on packs, and more mods than you can shake a stick at. And you’ll soon see it on iOS, too!
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Running games are an ever popular genre to release these days, with only a tiny number of the released doing it well. So we’re happy to see the 2009 running game rComplex survive the ugly masses with a re-imagined release in February for iOS, Android, PC, and Mac.
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Following right on the heels of the release of the third episode for iPad and iPhone, Telltale Games has released Law & Order: Legacies for PC and Mac. Based on the Emmy-winning television series, Legacies follows real-life crimes solved by different Law & Order units.
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Telltale Games has announced a whole bunch of iOS goodness in the form of new episodes of Law & Order: Legacy and Jurassic Park, as well as a New Year’s sale at the iTunes App Store.
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Today, we look at Atari’s new version of Breakout Boost called Breakout Boost+, the update to YoYo Games’ Super Snake HD, and Streetquiz by Nuncha Games.

Atari has announced a new version of Breakout Boost, released last December as a freemium game with in-app purchases for additional levels. Breakout Boost+ is basically the original game, but available for $0.99 with 100 levels all told. Why the decision to release the pay version? Well, Atari didn’t say, but some of the biggest complaints on iTunes regarding the original was about having to purchase additional levels, or problems with doing so. You still get the same features, such as Boost Control to manually adjust the ball’s speed, special ball upgrades and new brick varieties, and the ability to save and restore in-progress games.

Super Snake HD by YoYo Games has received an update. This modern take on an old favorite has you eating your way through 100 levels of puzzles as you consume chicken eggs to grow. There’s even a head-to-head multiplayer to compete with friends. The update includes a new world called Night Life, uses light and dark to add a new twist as players navigate the maze using just a glimmering light and avoiding enemies like Zombie Chickens. The game is available for $0.99.

Lastly, Nuncha Media has released Streetquiz for iPhone. This text-based navigation game has you walking, skating, or biking the streets searching for street signs for clues to the answers to questions. What the questions are, we’re not sure…the only screenshot we have of the questions, below, asks the name of the street. Each game session lasts ten questions. For $0.99 we certainly are hoping for some outstanding questions.